NURS 6512 FINAL EXAM REVIEW
Over 200+ Questions and Answers 100% Correct
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The family history for a patient with joint pain should include information about siblings with:
Selected Answer: genetic disorders.
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
In the adult, the apical impulse should be most visible when the patient is in what position?
Selected Answer: Upright
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
When assessing a 17-year-old for nuchal rigidity, you gently raise his head off the examination table. He
involuntarily flexes his hips and knees. To confirm your suspicions associated with this positive test, you
would also perform a test for the sign.
Selected Answer: Kernig
• Question 6
A red, hot swollen joint in a 40-year-old man should lead you to suspect: Selected Answer: gout.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Electrical activity recorded by the electrocardiogram (ECG) tracing that denotes the spread of the
stimulus through the atria is the:
Selected Answer: P wave.
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Which cranial nerves are usually evaluated during the examination of the eyes?
Selected Answer: III and VI
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
A pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely palpable would be graded as:
Selected Answer: 1
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Your 15-year-old patient is athletic and thin. Radiography of an ankle injury reveals a
stress fracture. You should question this patient about her:
,Selected Answer: menstrual cycles.
• Question 11
A positive straight leg raise test usually indicates:
Selected Answer: lumbar nerve root irritation.
• Question 12
A common finding in markedly obese and pregnant women is:
Selected Answer: lordosis.
• Question 13
1 out of 1 points
A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is suspected of having a
myocardial infarction. During the health history interview of his family history, he relates that his father
had died of "heart trouble." The most important follow-up question you should pose is which of the
following?
Selected Answer: "What age was your father at the time of his death?"
• Question 14
1 out of 1 points
A patient in the deepest coma would be scored a on the Glasgow Coma Scale.
Selected Answer: 3
• Question 15
Cranial nerve XII may be assessed in an infant by:
Selected Answer: observing the infant suck and swallow.
• Question 16
1 out of 1 points
A 23-year-old white woman has come to the clinic because she has missed two menstrual periods. She
states that her breasts have enlarged and that her nipples have turned a darker color. Your further
response to this finding is to:
Selected Answer: suggest pregnancy testing.
• Question 17
1 out of 1 points
One of the most important aspects to consider in the orthopedic screening examination is:
Selected Answer: symmetry.
,• Question 18
1 out of 1 points
To spread the breast tissue evenly over the chest wall, you should ask the woman to lie supine with:
Selected Answer: one arm overhead and a pillow under her shoulder.
• Question 19
An idiopathic spasm of arterioles in the digits is termed:
Selected Answer: Raynaud disease.
• Question 20
If pitting edema is unilateral, you would suspect occlusion of a:
Selected Answer: major vein.
• Question 21
Tarry black stool should make you suspect:
Selected Answer: upper intestinal bleeding.
• Question 22
A parent is advised to restrict contact or collision sports participation for their child. An example of a
sport in which this child could participate is:
Selected Answer: riflery.
• Question 23
1 out of 1 points
When is the mental status portion of the neurologic system examination performed?
Selected Answer: Constantly, throughout the entire interaction with a patient
• Question 24
The adnexa of the uterus are composed of the: Selected Answer: fallopian tubes and ovaries.
1 out of 1 points
• Question 25
1 out of 1 points
Which portion of the physical examination is best done with the patient standing?
Selected Answer: Spinal
• Question 26
1 out of 1 points
You are examining a patient in the emergency department who has recently sustained head trauma. In
order to initially assess this patient's neurologic status, you would:
, Selected Answer: test the six cardinal points of gaze.
• Question 27
A finding that is indicative of osteoarthritis is:
Selected Answer: Heberden nodes.
• Question 28
Bimanual examination of the uterus includes:
Selected Answer: grasping the cervix between the examining fingers.
• Question 29
At your first meeting with a patient, it is usually best to say:
Selected Answer: "Tell me about yourself."
• Question 30
Throughout the history and physical examination, the clinician should:
Selected Answer: evaluate the whole patient.
• Question 31
1 out of 1 points
You are inspecting the genitalia of an uncircumcised adult male. The foreskin is tight and cannot be
easily retracted. You should:
Selected Answer: inquire about previous penile infections.
• Question 32
When palpating breast tissue, the examiner should use the at each site.
Selected Answer: finger pads, gliding
• Question 33
A grade IV mitral regurgitation murmur would: Selected Answer: radiate to the axilla.
• Question 34
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following statements is true regarding the examination of peripheral arteries?
Selected Answer: The pulses are most readily felt over bony prominences.
• Question 35
1 out of 1 points
You are examining Mr. S., a 79-year-old diabetic man complaining of claudication. Which of the
following physical findings is consistent with the diagnosis of arterial occlusion?
Over 200+ Questions and Answers 100% Correct
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The family history for a patient with joint pain should include information about siblings with:
Selected Answer: genetic disorders.
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
In the adult, the apical impulse should be most visible when the patient is in what position?
Selected Answer: Upright
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
When assessing a 17-year-old for nuchal rigidity, you gently raise his head off the examination table. He
involuntarily flexes his hips and knees. To confirm your suspicions associated with this positive test, you
would also perform a test for the sign.
Selected Answer: Kernig
• Question 6
A red, hot swollen joint in a 40-year-old man should lead you to suspect: Selected Answer: gout.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Electrical activity recorded by the electrocardiogram (ECG) tracing that denotes the spread of the
stimulus through the atria is the:
Selected Answer: P wave.
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Which cranial nerves are usually evaluated during the examination of the eyes?
Selected Answer: III and VI
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
A pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely palpable would be graded as:
Selected Answer: 1
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Your 15-year-old patient is athletic and thin. Radiography of an ankle injury reveals a
stress fracture. You should question this patient about her:
,Selected Answer: menstrual cycles.
• Question 11
A positive straight leg raise test usually indicates:
Selected Answer: lumbar nerve root irritation.
• Question 12
A common finding in markedly obese and pregnant women is:
Selected Answer: lordosis.
• Question 13
1 out of 1 points
A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is suspected of having a
myocardial infarction. During the health history interview of his family history, he relates that his father
had died of "heart trouble." The most important follow-up question you should pose is which of the
following?
Selected Answer: "What age was your father at the time of his death?"
• Question 14
1 out of 1 points
A patient in the deepest coma would be scored a on the Glasgow Coma Scale.
Selected Answer: 3
• Question 15
Cranial nerve XII may be assessed in an infant by:
Selected Answer: observing the infant suck and swallow.
• Question 16
1 out of 1 points
A 23-year-old white woman has come to the clinic because she has missed two menstrual periods. She
states that her breasts have enlarged and that her nipples have turned a darker color. Your further
response to this finding is to:
Selected Answer: suggest pregnancy testing.
• Question 17
1 out of 1 points
One of the most important aspects to consider in the orthopedic screening examination is:
Selected Answer: symmetry.
,• Question 18
1 out of 1 points
To spread the breast tissue evenly over the chest wall, you should ask the woman to lie supine with:
Selected Answer: one arm overhead and a pillow under her shoulder.
• Question 19
An idiopathic spasm of arterioles in the digits is termed:
Selected Answer: Raynaud disease.
• Question 20
If pitting edema is unilateral, you would suspect occlusion of a:
Selected Answer: major vein.
• Question 21
Tarry black stool should make you suspect:
Selected Answer: upper intestinal bleeding.
• Question 22
A parent is advised to restrict contact or collision sports participation for their child. An example of a
sport in which this child could participate is:
Selected Answer: riflery.
• Question 23
1 out of 1 points
When is the mental status portion of the neurologic system examination performed?
Selected Answer: Constantly, throughout the entire interaction with a patient
• Question 24
The adnexa of the uterus are composed of the: Selected Answer: fallopian tubes and ovaries.
1 out of 1 points
• Question 25
1 out of 1 points
Which portion of the physical examination is best done with the patient standing?
Selected Answer: Spinal
• Question 26
1 out of 1 points
You are examining a patient in the emergency department who has recently sustained head trauma. In
order to initially assess this patient's neurologic status, you would:
, Selected Answer: test the six cardinal points of gaze.
• Question 27
A finding that is indicative of osteoarthritis is:
Selected Answer: Heberden nodes.
• Question 28
Bimanual examination of the uterus includes:
Selected Answer: grasping the cervix between the examining fingers.
• Question 29
At your first meeting with a patient, it is usually best to say:
Selected Answer: "Tell me about yourself."
• Question 30
Throughout the history and physical examination, the clinician should:
Selected Answer: evaluate the whole patient.
• Question 31
1 out of 1 points
You are inspecting the genitalia of an uncircumcised adult male. The foreskin is tight and cannot be
easily retracted. You should:
Selected Answer: inquire about previous penile infections.
• Question 32
When palpating breast tissue, the examiner should use the at each site.
Selected Answer: finger pads, gliding
• Question 33
A grade IV mitral regurgitation murmur would: Selected Answer: radiate to the axilla.
• Question 34
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following statements is true regarding the examination of peripheral arteries?
Selected Answer: The pulses are most readily felt over bony prominences.
• Question 35
1 out of 1 points
You are examining Mr. S., a 79-year-old diabetic man complaining of claudication. Which of the
following physical findings is consistent with the diagnosis of arterial occlusion?
